When the horizon appeared in the telescope, Yunhao felt much lighter all of a sudden.
If you have never experienced a storm, you will never know how vast and terrifying the sea is.
If the compass is correct, ahead is Lucheng Port, the home port of the Datang.
Lucheng was also called Yazhou, and in later generations it became known as Sanya.
Sunshine and beach bikinis or a love-at-first-sight or a fiery affair are all non-existent now.
This is not a tourist destination these days.
On the contrary, only those who made big mistakes and were disliked by the emperor would live here.
At this time, there were no high-rise buildings or high-end hotels in Yazhou.
There are just vast forests and savage-like aboriginal people.
To be honest, the Hainan aborigines these days look very much like Africans.
The skin is dark, still a kind of shiny black.
Regardless of men or women, as long as they are over thirty, their faces are full of ravines.
The skin on its body is extremely tough, comparable to tree bark.
Generally, they are no more than 1.7 meters tall, and some are under 1.3 meters tall.
Of course, we are all talking about adults here.
The hot weather keeps these people shirtless all year round, and even women can only wear thin shirts.
It is so thin that the two protrusions on the chest are clearly printed on the shirt.
I can't help it, the weather is just like this here.
Most of the time, you don’t need a blanket to sleep here at night.
The sea breeze brought salty moisture, and the blanket became very heavy in just one night.
The next day, I had to take the damp blanket outside to dry in the sun.
But there is one thing that is a must in this place, and that is a mosquito net.
Rich or poor families all try to get a mosquito net.
People who really can't afford it can only smoke wormwood inside their houses.
The smell not only kept mosquitoes from coming in, but also kept people away.
There are many kinds of mosquitoes in Hainan.
There is a kind of mosquito that is not big in size but is famous for its fierce bite.
Just one bite and it's a bag as big as a fingernail.
Even though the bag is not big, it is a terrible itch.
Yunhao was bitten once, and the itching made him want to use a knife to peel off the skin.
There is another kind, which is about the size of a thumb cap.
It makes a scary sound when flying, and it's even scarier when it bites on your body.
Yunhao has never been bitten, but according to Gouzi.
I got a bite on my arm and felt a pain in my bones.
It doesn't matter if the mosquitoes are big or small, this place is also teeming with rats.
He didn’t know how the rats in Yazhou grew so big, but Yunhao saw with his own eyes a rat the size of a cat.
Once this thing is formed into a group, even dogs dare to bite it.
Cats definitely live in fear in this place.
Crocodiles often visit the beach, and the Tang Dynasty called them Jiao.
Saltwater crocodiles are characterized by their huge size.
It's so big that it can swallow a person alive without any effort.
Children who go to the beach to play, as long as they are missing, then they are fucking missing.
The chance of finding it again is almost zero.
Perhaps the legend of dragons eating humans evolved from this thing.
The dragon is scary, and there are even scarier things offshore.
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The huge shark fin is exposed, like a sail.
Such a big crocodile, as long as it is bitten by a shark, there will be a cloud of blood mist on the sea.
According to folklore, many fishing boats were capsized by sharks, and then the people on board were eaten alive by those man-eating demons.
Since I can't go to the sea, I can just farm on the shore.
It's a pity that it still doesn't work I don’t know where so many monkeys and wild boars came from.
They appear in the fields in groups at night.
Sometimes, I am not afraid of people even during the day.
A large area of crops was ruined overnight.
In short, this is a place seriously unfit for human habitation.
Yunhao watched the seagulls flying in the sky and listened to the waves of the sea constantly beating against the hull of the ship.
It was a place like this that he wanted to go to, and now Yunhao felt that leaving his wife and children in Guangzhou was so damn right.
There are all kinds of bad things here, but one thing is very good.
The water channel is wide and the wharf has a deep draft.
What’s more, it’s really rare that there is no fog all year round.
Everyone knows that heavy fog is a nightmare for sailors.
I can't see anything clearly in front of me.
God knows if I will hit a rock or something else.
When the fog is heavy, it is possible to hit the coastal cliff.
Tons of silver were thrown down, and Yazhou's port was beautifully built.
It can be seen that neither Feng Ang nor Cheng Chumo later let the money go to waste.
After walking along the rope bridge and getting off the boat, Yunhao still felt a little shaken.
This is a sequelae of navigation, and it will definitely not take a day or two to recover from it.
When he looked up, he saw an excited Cheng Chumo.
After not seeing each other for several years, Cheng Chumo had a tanned head.
If his hair were a little curler, Yunhao would think of him as an African brother.
"As for your humble position, please see the commander-in-chief."
Cheng Chumo led a group of generals and officers to salute him, and he was now a general with the rank of Yunhui.
There is an old man who is the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
If he wants to be promoted quickly, I am afraid it will be very difficult.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Yunhao patted Cheng Chumo on the shoulder.
The officers behind him also had many familiar faces.
These are all Li Wenzhong's old subordinates.
Because they were squeezed out by Li Jing, they all joined the Marine Corps.
Back then, I followed Yunhao around a lot on the southeast coast.
The military port is in good repair, with large iron piers thicker than the waist of the mighty sea fixed on the cement pier.
The cables of the Datang are tied to it, and the Zhenhai and Dinghai are moored next to it.
The two ships, which could also be called giant ships back then, were like the difference between primary school students and a kindergarten class against the backdrop of the Datang.
The sun shines on the concrete floor in white patches, which makes your eyes sting.
Looking around, the wall is probably three to four miles away.
It's so fucking good these days, you can circle as much as you want, and no one will come to trouble you.
None of the natives knew how, because at this time there were only ten or twenty thousand natives on Qiongzhou Island.
There are many more living in the central part of the island and on the Haikou side.
Yazhou now is not much different from a military city.
Not far from the pier, a giant lighthouse stands high.
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Whenever night comes, giant tallow candles will be lit inside.
The firelight will be refracted by the glass, emitting a dazzling expanse.
Those lost merchant ships and fishing boats relied on this lighthouse to point their way.
Over the past three years, this lighthouse has saved countless lives.
Against the wall of the pier, there is a tall tower a few hundred steps away.
The wide wall was built like a city wall.
From a distance, Yunhao saw soldiers patrolling the wall with weapons in hand.
Inside the military camp, you can see soldiers who are constantly practicing, their dark muscles shining in the sun.
"Yu Chi Baolin has made great contributions in Shiwandashan, but you can build a nest for the navy in this Yazhou.
It's not easy these years, thank you for your hard work."
Yunhao felt that Cheng Chumo, General Yunhui, was no better than Yuchi Baolin's Huaihua.
Generals come easy.
"Thanks for your hard work, you said that Yazhou's wharf will be one of the most important wharves in the Tang Dynasty.
In five years, we can build such a wharf.
I will feel a sense of accomplishment in the end."
Cheng Chumo said with a simple smile on his face.
Regardless of his official position, he is still a twenty-three-year-old young man.
Yunhao patted Cheng Chumo on the shoulder.
Cheng Chumo gave him a much different feeling than Yuchi Baolin.
Compared with Yuchi Baolin's publicity, Cheng Chumo is much more restrained.
I really don’t know how Cheng Yaojin, who is so vocal and unrestrained, could raise such a son.
Although they are about the same age, Yunhao is truly the elder.
Whether it is Cheng Yaojin or Yuchi Gong, they are brothers to Yunhao.
So Cheng Chumo treated Yunhao as a junior.
"The troops are well led.
This time I will stay in the South China Sea for a while.
I heard that pirates are quite rampant in the South China Sea."
Yunhao glanced at the generals and officers behind Cheng Chumo.
There was no way to keep this kind of thing a secret.
Even if the news of your arrival in the South China Sea can be kept secret, how can you hide it in such a big Tang Dynasty?
I'm not David Copperfield "There are many pirates in the South China Sea.
The farthest ones include pirates from Tianzhu and Persian pirates.
They all followed the Persian and Tianzhu merchant ships.
In the past year, there have been some pirates with red hair and beards.
These people are physically strong, and they are very capable in fighting with their horned helmets.
Their boats are also very fast.”
"Do these people like to use axes?"
Before Cheng Chumo finished speaking, Yunhao scratched his head and said.
"These people like to use axes.
That kind of ax is very special."
Cheng Chumo looked at Yunhao strangely.
He was sure that the news had not reached Chang'an yet.
"You can come from such a distance.
It seems that Nanhai is really going to be lively."
Yunhao shook his head helplessly, having traveled thousands of miles to rob.
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Such a person full of international spirit should be encouraged.
Just how did these bastards get here?
Do they know how to go around the Cape of Good Hope these days?
Or is it that the Persians have dug the canal?
"How is Zhang Zhongjian?"
There shouldn't be many of those red-bearded guys, and besides, scurvy alone will kill them all after coming from thousands of miles away.
It's better to ask for news from an old friend.
After all, this guy is qualified to be a serious problem.
God knows what Zhang Zhongjian got from Li Jing.
"Uh" Cheng Chumo looked back, leaned in front of Yun Hao and whispered, "We can talk about this later."
Yunhao nodded.
It seemed that there was something in it that was not convenient for others to know.
Li Wenzhong was inspecting his old subordinates, and Liu Rengui was still on the boat.
He was a stickler for the Navy, and even slept on the ship when he was in port unless absolutely necessary.
"Old Li, you old brothers haven't seen each other for many years, so let's have a good chat.
Chu Mo, take me to see this port.
The mountains of gold and silver are pouring in, so I want to see what noises I hear."
"Promise" Li Wenzhong bowed and promised, Cheng Chumo immediately took Yunhao in front and started walking around the harbor.
Yun Hao waved his hand, and Xiong Kuohai stopped those who followed him.
Cheng Chumo and Yunhao walked on the wide pier one behind the other, and everyone followed them dozens of steps away.
"Tell me what happened to Zhang Zhongjian after not seeing him for several years.
Could it be that he became a spirit?"
Yunhao turned around and looked at Cheng Chumo in confusion.
"Zhang Zhongjian has gunpowder," Cheng Chumo said very solemnly.
"Black gunpowder is still a new type of gunpowder."
The formula of gunpowder has been stolen by the Persians.
In fact, this is also because the gunpowder formula is too simple.
Nitro gunpowder is not that easy, it requires a certain knowledge of chemistry.
Yunhao didn't think that anyone in this era would have such knowledge of chemistry.
"Black powder," Cheng Chumo said in a lowered voice.
"Oh" Yunhao nodded, but the black powder was fine.
Black powder and nitro gunpowder were incomparable in terms of power.
Yunhao was confident that he could blow Zhang Zhongjian into the sky in a naval battle.
"They still have kerosene."
Cheng Chumo saw that Yunhao was calm and hurriedly added more fuel.
"Fire oil" Yunhao nodded, this was a bit troublesome.
In naval battles, the release of kerosene is still very concerning.
After all, ships in these days are all wooden ships, and with the magic weapon of kerosene, they will burn quickly.
Especially if this thing sets the sail on fire, the warship will quickly lose power.
Unexpectedly, Li Jing sold Datang to this extent.
Unable to curse a dead man anymore, Yunhao could only be grateful.
Ships like the Datang, Zhenhai and Dinghai have no sails.
The speed is also much higher than that of sailboats of this era, so even if there is kerosene, it should not be a big problem.
"How strong is Zhang Zhongjian now?"
"After having gunpowder and kerosene, Zhang Zhongjian became very arrogant.
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We suffered some losses because the last general's ships were all sailboats.
Compared with Zhang Zhongjian, we have no advantage."
"It's the right thing to do to avoid the edge.
Don't fight with others."
"Zhang Zhongjian has a Japanese deputy named Miyamoto Musashi.
This man is a master of the war, and the pirates in the entire South China Sea are no match for him.
In the past two months, Zhang Zhongjian's troops even attacked the coast of Qiongzhou.
A small group of dozens of people When the fishing village was completely slaughtered and everyone was driven there, it was already two days later.
There were corpses all over the place.
The people were very poor and had nothing to grab. " "It is indeed very arrogant, and it has become so arrogant.
If I don't come, these guys will probably invade the coast of Guangdong.
The coastline of the Tang Dynasty is vast, and people like jackals must not be allowed to get in.
The South China Sea is so big, we think It's very troublesome to fight with them.
"Yunhao is not afraid of fighting, he is afraid of Zhang Zhongjian playing hide and seek with him in the vast South China Sea.
How could he catch people in the huge South China Sea?
If he wants to accurately locate the position, Yunhao must first tinker with satellites.
"This should not happen for the time being.
A detailed report said that Zhang Zhongjian was too domineering in the South China Sea.
It has aroused the dissatisfaction of other pirates.
It is said that the pirates in the South China Sea have a tendency to unite and fight Zhang Zhongjian.
And I heard that the pirates in Persia also have gunpowder And kerosene.
And their kerosene seems to be in great abundance.
Not long ago, Jiang led people to destroy a water village in Jiaozhi and found more than a dozen ships of kerosene.
The quality was even better than what we use. ” Yunhao rubbed his forehead, there was nothing he could do about this kind of thing.
Who allows people to produce this thing at home?
"There is also a fisherman here."
"Why is the fisherman here?"
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